NASA Wraps Up X-57 Program without a Flight
NASA's experimental electric airplane, the X-57 Maxwell, will not achieve a first flight before the agency cuts the program in September.
NASA's all-electric X-57 "Mod II" prototype
NASA's all-electric X-57 "Mod II" prototype was expected to make its first flight this year, but newly discovered technical problems have grounded it for good. (Photo: Carla Thomas/NASA)